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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Korrey Baird, right, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Kochlany, center, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, mission plan with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christoper Wilburn, a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element member assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. The three day exercise allowed 27th Special Operations Wing EOD, DAGRE and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape Airmen to train nine expeditionary skillsets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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U.S. Air Force Tyler Kochlany, left, and SSgt Derek Miller, right, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, conduct mounted operations training during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. Wohlfed 24-2 afforded 27th Special Operations Wing combat support Airmen opportunities to practice unique expeditionary skills required to succeed in complex future operating environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Kochlany, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, and other 27th Special Operations Wing Airmen conduct a dismounted patrol during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. Ground and air enablers from the 27th SOW are tasked to integrate their unique expertise into joint, combined and allied operations globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Miller, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, conducts demolition training during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. U.S. Air Force EOD technicians specialize in rapidly clearing explosive hazards from airfields to enable air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cullen Cochran, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a compact metal detector during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. The CMD helps users detect and locate buried explosive threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element members assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron prepare to clear a structure during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. DAGRE members are specially assessed, selected and trained to provide enhanced security for Air Force Special Operations Command and other Special Operations Forces aircraft and personnel transiting airfields where security is limited or inadequate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element members assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron clear a structure with other 27th Special Operations Wing Airmen during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. DAGRE members are specially trained in tactical combat casualty care, defensive driving, tactical communications, tactical security details, land navigation and a variety of weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trevor Darsee, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, conducts demolition training during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. MAFR is a 70,000 acre Special Operations Forces-specific training complex that provides a realistic environment for SOF and non-SOF support personnel to practice integrated, complex combat scenarios to produce highly trained, confident air and ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luke Harrison, left, and Airman 1st Class Maximillian Girgenti, right, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, conduct base recovery training during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. EOD Airmen are trained to identify, render safe and mitigate or dispose of conventional, improvised, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear explosive hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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A Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape specialist, assigned to the 27th Special Operations Support Squadron, applies a tourniquet to a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element member, assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. The exercise promoted interoperability and knowledge transfer between 27th Special Operations Wing EOD technicians, DAGRE members, and SERE specialists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Miller, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, conducts demolition training during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. MAFR is a 70,000 acre Special Operations Forces-specific training complex that provides a realistic environment for SOF and non-SOF enablers to practice integrated, complex combat scenarios to produce highly trained, confident air and ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan Moreno-Johnson, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, ignites time fuse during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. Over three days, exercise participants trained in base defense, small unit tactics, explosive hazard mitigation, mounted and dismounted operations, sensitive site exploitation and other expeditionary fieldcraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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A controlled detonation occurs during exercise Wohlfed 24-2, May 14, 2024, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. The mission of the 27th Special Operations Wing, “The Steadfast Line,” is to provide “unconventional airpower…any place, any time, anywhere.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III.)

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Photo Story: Wohlfed 24-2 preps Cannon AFB EOD, DAGRE, SERE

Published June 6, 2024
By Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter III
27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

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